Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086-1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, chainmail, crosses, mouth, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), mouths, dragon, dragons, Middle Ages, knights, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956-997), fight between good and evil, spear, spears. Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Under the knight's right elbow, an isosceles cross topped with balls. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls. At the intersection of the arms, a ball. Between the central ball and a crossbar at the end of one arm, a single ball. One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland; coin; diameter 12.6–13.1 mm; weight 0.44 g

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_485

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Rights managed

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086-1138 allegories spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross chainmail crosses mouth martyrs knight Romanesque style mouths dragon dragons Middle Ages knights fight pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956-997 good evil spear spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Under knight's right elbow isosceles cross topped balls Rv. triple beaded border intersection arms ball central ball crossbar arm single ball arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.6–13.1 mm weight 0.44 g single circular metallic object sits white background showing raised central design symmetrical cross- motif rounded protrusions surrounded concentric ridged borders worn textured surface shades silver gray darker gray shadows.